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neotropical
CIDE DICTIONARY
neotropical, a. [Neo- + tropical.].
Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
neotropical, adj. of or relating to tropical and S. America as a biogeographical region.
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